The building was not just about a corridor or some rooms. There were some open spaces and larger lobbies on the side of it. There were flower pattern boards painted on the walls of the corridor. These are probably original from the 1950’s, like I’ve pointed out in other mental asylums and school and educationContinue reading “I Can Recall Being Here Part II”
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I Can Recall being Here Part I
A narrow asphalt road leading somewhere from a regional road. Why would anyone be here? Unless they actually knew what there was out there. I knew. Almost ten years ago I had taken a theatre ensemble to a show in a town I barely knew. One of the people knew I was an urban explorerContinue reading “I Can Recall being Here Part I”
Mätäsvaara Mine
Where there is a former mining village, there is also a former mine. This time it isn’t very hard to find it. The sign says ‘Mätäsvaara Mine Stage’, and this is exactly what it is. A stage and a stand have been built in the old quarry to be used by the local yearly classicalContinue reading “Mätäsvaara Mine”
Mätäsvaara Mining Village
In the early 20th century, when the railroad between the towns of Lieksa and Nurmes was being built, a deposit of molybdenum was found. They started extracting the ore and ferrying it to Germany to make steel, but as there was no way to process the ore, the business was unsuccessful and ended in 1916.Continue reading “Mätäsvaara Mining Village”
Children Of Bodom
Oh, wait. So we are at some outdoor athletics place now? Yes, it looks very nice. But why are you here? You photograph abandoned places, don’t you? Okay, something tragic has happened here, but what? That up front is Lake Bodom. And yes, it’s exactly the Lake Bodom, which the Children of Bodom band hasContinue reading “Children Of Bodom”
Ivan’s Island
So I and my summer Volvo have ended up on a narrow and very bad dirt road. And when I say the road was bad, it was bad. The brake pads on one of the back wheels were loose, and the poor thing was making an awful noise in all the dents of the road.Continue reading “Ivan’s Island”
Bad At Predicting The Future
Welcome to another small village, where the local grocery store has closed for good. There it is and it’s clearly abandoned. I did a walkaround, but there was no way in. The store belonged to one of the largest chains in Finland. All the stores in the chain have names of their own. This oneContinue reading “Bad At Predicting The Future”
The Riddle Of The Station
I went on along the Eastern border and reached a municipality called Rautjärvi. The place is rather small, and the biggest thing there is a large cardboard factory. The municipality’s veins are highway number 6 and the Karelian railroad track, which go directly through it. The current Rautjärvi Municipality was formed in 1973, when theContinue reading “The Riddle Of The Station”
Ruins From My Past
I went on from the tavern, found the next ruin and stopped to take a photo of it. I sat for quite some time in my car watching Google maps trying to figure out what had been on that spot. It was a simple log cabin, not much more special than the ones I stayedContinue reading “Ruins From My Past”
The Tavern
When I was working in the Southeast, I developed a good working relationship with an eccentric photographer in our paper. During our visit to a small municipality called Luumäki, we started discussing a small tavern in a small village called Jurvala close to the centre. Back in 2011 the place was an absolute blast fromContinue reading “The Tavern”